[Bulliac]

Re: Karl Fairbank and One Club Players : Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:30 am  

Keith left because he was coming to the end of his career, iirc. It was a downward move, definitely. Probably as he would have felt he wouldn't get many games at Bradford. I think more players left 'bigger' clubs when the got older back then than is the case today.

Re: Karl Fairbank and One Club Players : Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:41 am  

Bulliac wrote:

Keith left because he was coming to the end of his career, iirc. It was a downward move, definitely. Probably as he would have felt he wouldn't get many games at Bradford. I think more players left 'bigger' clubs when the got older back then than is the case today.

I'm sure Keith came back for a season in 93/94 when Peter Fox coached us to runner up slot. He played loose forward in a couple of games. I especially remember a game when we mullered Warrington at Odsal by 50 odd points where he played loose.

I went to middle school with Keith and got into the school team before him because he couldn't kick goals, I could. The experiment was short lived when they found I couldn't tackle!!

Re: Karl Fairbank and One Club Players : Fri Jan 12, 2018 11:43 am  

Another one, I'm sure Geoff Clarkson was a one club player for us!!!

[Bullseye]

Re: Karl Fairbank and One Club Players : Fri Jan 12, 2018 1:05 pm  

Mirfieldbull wrote:

I'm sure Keith came back for a season in 93/94 when Peter Fox coached us to runner up slot. He played loose forward in a couple of games. I especially remember a game when we mullered Warrington at Odsal by 50 odd points where he played loose.

You're right. He played a few games for us in 92/93 and his last game for us was as a sub versus New Zealand in the tour match in 1993/94.

[Bulliac]

Re: Karl Fairbank and One Club Players : Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:14 pm  

Mirfieldbull wrote:

Another one, I'm sure Geoff Clarkson was a one club player for us!!!

Geoff was as a serial clubman - he had more clubs than Jack Nicklaus!

[Bulliac]

Re: Karl Fairbank and One Club Players : Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:16 pm  

Mirfieldbull wrote:

I'm sure Keith came back for a season in 93/94 when Peter Fox coached us to runner up slot. He played loose forward in a couple of games. I especially remember a game when we mullered Warrington at Odsal by 50 odd points where he played loose.

I went to middle school with Keith and got into the school team before him because he couldn't kick goals, I could. The experiment was short lived when they found I couldn't tackle!!

He definitely did, but then Foxy liked the tried and trusted!

Re: Karl Fairbank and One Club Players : Fri Jan 12, 2018 2:24 pm  

David Hill played a handful of games with Hunslet in 1976 and 1977 then returned to Queensbury amateurs.

I believe Arnie Long did join Northern as a winger from junior rugby in Huddersfield. Colin Forsyth played for Featherstone and York before Bradford.

Keith Mumby played in the 1992/93 Regal Trophy final against Wigan at Elland Road (sub). He later donated his runner-up medal to auction for Jon Hamer's testimonial fund. Top man as well as top player!